The Air Force already has enough potential recruits waiting for boot camp to meet more than half its 2026 recruiting goal.

The U.S. Air Force admits that it is struggling to meet its recruitment goals, but its leader isn’t panicking. Instead, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said the service is working on ways to ...

AURORA, Colorado -- Last year, the Air Force saw the writing on the wall and announced a projected 10% shortfall in its active-duty recruiting goals -- a prediction that ultimately proved true, ...

U.S. Air Force recruiting is surging, with its delayed entry program hitting its highest level since 2012, setting the ...

After years of missing goals, the U.S. military’s recruiting slump has flipped. In FY2025 the Army hit its 61,000 target four ...

The military has again been facing a recruitment crisis. While the numbers could be on the upswing, the shortfalls are still ...

Air Force recruiter Amber Metts has had a stellar — and exhausting — year. The 35-year-old master sergeant has signed up 84 recruits, putting in long days of school visits, chatting up prospects at ...

The U.S. Air Force is making changes to waiver policies to increase recruitment. The waiver adjustments will focus on several health matters, which should result in a greater number of applicants ...

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah signed up 100 enlistees in fiscal year 2025. An Air Force Reserve recruiter has joined the service’s hall of fame for helping a staggering number of civilians decide ...

Airmen who previously would have been disqualified for certain medical conditions are now eligible to join with medical waivers. (U.S. Air Force) The Air Force has expanded medical waivers to cover ...

Airmen and Guardians can now receive promotions and medals for getting people to sign up to join their services. The move comes as the Air Force grapples with its toughest recruiting year in recent ...

Eighteen high school military recruits receive their oath of enlistment from Lt. Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of America’s First Corps, at Saint Martin University, Lacey, Wash., May 3, 2022. (Spc.